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Frank Finlay Biography (1926-)

Born August 6, 1926, in Farnworth, England; son of Josiah and Margaret Finlay; married Doreen Joan Shepherd, 1954; children: two sons, one daughter. Addresses: Contact: c/o Alan Parker, Ltd., 55 Park Lane, London W1Y 3DD England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

August 6, 1926

Farnworth, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Mr. Matthews, Jessica, Guilford Repertory Theatre Company, Guilford, England, 1957
• Mr. Pinnock, The Telescope, Guilford Repertory Theatre Company, Guilford, 1957
• Gaoler, The Queen and the Welshman, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1957
• Peter Cauchon, Saint Joan, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England, 1958
• Harry Kahn, Chicken Soup with Barley, Belgrade Theatre, then RoyalCourt Theatre, London, 1958
• Percy Elliott, Epitaph for George Dillon, John Golden Theatre, NewYork City, 1958
• Eric Watts, Sugar in the Morning, Royal Court Theatre, 1959
• Private Attercliffe, Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, Royal Court Theatre, 1959
• Harry Kahn, Chicken Soup with Barley, Royal Court Theatre, 1960
• Stan Man, Roots, Royal Court Theatre, 1960
• Libby Dobson, I'm Talking about Jerusalem, Royal Court Theatre, 1960
• Mr. Crape Robinson, The Happy Haven, Royal Court Theatre, 1960
• Ivan Triletski, Platonov, Royal Court Theatre, 1960
• Corporal Hill, Chips with Everything, Royal Court Theatre, then Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1962
• Chaplain de Stogumber, Saint Joan, National Theatre, London, thenChichester Festival, Chichester, England, 1963
• Alderman Butterthwaite, The Workhouse Donkey, National Theatre, then Chichester Festival, 1963
• First gravedigger, Hamlet, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1963
• Iago, Othello, National Theatre, then Chichester Festival, 1964
• Cocledemoy, The Dutch Courtesan, National Theatre, then ChichesterFestival, 1964
• Giles Corey, The Crucible, National Theatre, 1965
• Dogberry, Much Ado about Nothing, National Theatre, 1965
• Cook, Mother Courage, National Theatre, 1965
• Iago, Othello, National Theatre, 1965
• Willie Mossop, Hobson's Choice, National Theatre, then Berlinand Moscow, 1965
• Joxer Daly, Juno and the Paycock, National Theatre, 1966
• Pavel Prokofyevich Dikoy, The Storm, National Theatre, 1966
• Jesus, Son of Man, Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, England, then RoundHouse Theatre, London, both 1969
• Bernard, After Haggerty, Aldwych Theatre, 1970 , then Criterion Theatre, both London, 1971
• Sloman, The Party, National Theatre, then Old Vic Theatre, 1973 ,later Queen's Theatre, London, 1974
• Peppino, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, National Theatre, then Old VicTheatre, 1973 , later Queen's Theatre, 1974
• Freddy Malone, Plunder, Old Vic Theatre, 1976
• Ben Prosse, Watch It Come Down, Old Vic Theatre, 1976
• Josef Frank, Weapons of Happiness, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1976
• Daniel Thorndike, Tribute to a Lady, Old Vic Theatre, 1976
• Henry, Kings and Clowns, Phoenix Theatre, 1978
• Domenico, Filumena, Lyric Theatre, London, then St. James Theatre,New York City, 1978
• The Girl in Melanie Klein, 1980
• Salieri, Amadeus, National Theatre, 1982
• The Cherry Orchard, 1983
• Captain Bligh, Mutiny, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1985
• Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Queen's Theatre, 1987
• Black Angel, 1990
• A Slight Hangover, 1991
• The Heiress, 1992
• Major Tours
• The Cherry Orchard, 1983
• Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Australian cities, 1988-89
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Private Coke, The Longest Day, 1962
• Teddy's father, A Life for Ruth (also appeared in Condemnedto Life and Walk in the Shadow), 1962
• Booking office clerk, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (also known as Rebel with a Cause), Continental, 1963
• Embassy janitor, Agent 8 3/4, Continental, 1963
• Captain Patterson, Private Potter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Drunk, The Wild Affair, 1963
• Corsetiere, Doctor in Distress, 1963
• Prout, The Comedy Man, British Lion, 1964
• Leon Sale, Underworld Informers (also known as The Informers), Continental, 1965
• Inspector Lestrade, A Study in Terror (also known as Fog),Columbia, 1966
• Iago, Othello, Warner Bros., 1966
• Fish porter, The Sandwich Man, 1966
• Harassed man, The Jokers, United Artists, 1967
• H. W. Manfred, The Deadly Bees, Paramount, 1967
• Robinson, Robbery, Embassy, 1967
• Igor Bounin, The Shoes of the Fisherman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
• Chaplain, I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name, Regional,1968
• Superintendent Weaver, Inspector Clouseau, 1968
• Henry Durnley, Twisted Nerve, 1969
• John Carter, Cromwell, Columbia, 1970
• Captain Davies, The Molly Maguires, Paramount, 1970
• Narrator, The Body, 1970
• Detective Chief Superintendent Velyan, Assault (also known as In the Devil's Garden, The Creepers, Santa's Playthings, and Tower of Terror), Rank, 1971
• Danny Jones, 1971
• William, Gumshoe, Columbia, 1972
• Marty Gold, Sitting Target, 1972
• Van der Valk und daas Maedchen, 1972
• George Dabernon, Neither the Sea Nor the Sand, 1972
• Amafi, Shaft in Africa, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
• George Dabernon, Neither the Sea nor the Sand, 1974
• Porthos/O'Reilly, The Three Musketeers (also known as Los tres mosqueteros), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
• Porthos, The Four Musketeers (also known as Los cuatro mosqueteros and The Revenge of Milady), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
• Father Geoghagen, the priest, The Wild Geese, Allied Artists, 1978
• Inspector Lestrade, Murder by Decree (also known as Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree), AVCO-Embassy, 1979
• Don Guilio, Un ombra nell'ombra (also known as The Ring ofDarkness), 1979
• William Grey, Return of the Soldier, European Classics, 1982
• Canarsky, Enigma, Embassy, 1983
• Nino Rolfe, La chiave (also known as The Key), 1983
• Matthew Fox, The Ploughman's Lunch, Samuel Goldwyn, 1984
• Voice of Sigmund Freud, 1919, British Film Institute, 1984
• Professor Hans Fallada, Lifeforce, 1985
• Porthos, The Return of the Musketeers (also known as El regresodo los mosqueteros), 1989
• Edward Coke, King of the Wind, 1989
• Chandu, La mansion de los Cthulhu (also known as Black Magic Mansion and Cthulhu Mansion), 1990
• Garrick, Mountain of Diamonds, 1991
• Father Nunzio, Storia di una capinera (also known as Sparrow), 1993
• The monsignor, Gospa, 1995
• Mike's dad, Romance and Rejection, 1996
• John Rathbone, Tire a part (also known as Limited Edition),CTV International, 1997
• So This Is Romance?, 1998
• Hudson Junior, Stiff Upper Lips, 1998
• Eva's father, Dreaming of Joseph Lees, Twentieth Century-Fox,1999
• Charlie Fielding, Ghosthunter, 2000
• Rudi Wittfogel, For My Baby, Showcase Entertainment, 2000
• Also appeared in Hot Enough for June; Victory for Danny Jones; Van Der Walk and the Girl; Van Der Walk and the Rich; Van Der Walk and the Dead.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Mr. Henderson, Target Luna, 1960
• Giovanni Casanova (title role), Casanova (also known as Il veneziano, vita e amori di Giacomo Casanova), syndicated, 1981
• Paul Shane, Common as Muck, 1994
• Astley Yardley, How Do You Want Me?, 1998
• Miniseries
• Peter Manson, Bouquet of Barbed Wire, 1976
• Peter Manson, Another Bouquet, 1977
• Alcuin of York, Charlemagne, le prince e cheval (also known as Carlo Magno and Charlemagne), 1994
• General Bulstrode, The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (also known as Kampf der Kobolde and Leprechauns), NBC, 1999
• Admiral Wagner, Longitude, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
• Movies
• The Murderer (also known as Thirteen against Fate: The Murderer), 1966
• Dogberry, Much Ado about Nothing, 1967
• Abu Bakar, The Thief of Baghdad, NBC, 1978
• Kravtsov, Sakharov, HBO, 1984
• Marley's ghost, A Christmas Carol, CBS, 1984
• Boris, Arch of Triumph, CBS, 1985
• Count Razetta, Casanova (also known as Il veneziano, vita e amori di Giacomo Casanova), ABC, 1987
• Sergei Alliluyeva, Stalin, HBO, 1992
• Uncle Irwin Green, The Sins, 2000
• Specials
• Oldenburg (also known as Thirty-Minute Theatre: Oldenberg),1967
• Blood of the Lamb (also known as Wednesday Play: Blood of the Lamb), 1969
• This Happy Breed, 1970
• The Lie (also known as Play for Today: The Lie), 1970
• Shylock, The Merchant of Venice (also known as Play of the Month: The Merchant of Venice), 1972
• Sancho Panza, The Adventures of Don Quixote (also known as Playof the Month: The Adventures of Don Quixote), 1973
• Voltaire, Candide (also known as Play of the Month: Candide), 1973
• Frank Doel, 84 Charing Cross Road (also known as Play for Today: 84 Charing Cross Road), 1975
• Professor Abraham van Helsing, Count Dracula, 1977
• Professor Etherege, A Mind to Murder, PBS, 1996
• Also appeared in Julius Caesar; Les Miserables; The Death of Adolf Hitler; Voltaire; Saturday, Sunday, Monday; The Last Campaign; Napoleon in Betzi; Dear Brutus; Talesfrom One Thousand and One Nights; Aspects of Love.
• Episodic
• The Witchsmeller Pursuivant, "The Witchsmeller Pursuivant," The BlackAdder, 1983
• Professor Coram Sergius, "The Golden Pince-Nez," The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, PBS, 1994
• Harold Plumb, "Fruit of the Desert," Loveyjoy, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
• Howard Frankin, "Lost and Found," Heartbeat, 1994
• Mr. Turner, "Legacy," Where the Heart Is, 2000
• Also appeared as himself, The Morecambe & Wise Show; Talesof the Unexpected.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• The Independent, February 24, 1998, p. S4.